I am now in Australia, it was a rough trip and I got very seasick. When I was on the fleet and I could see the land, I saw that it was extremely dry and different from what I had expected.
There were big rocks and sand, and in the distance, I saw a big forest.
When we came there, there were some alarming natives with spears. They looked very angry and they were naked. The officer shot some of them, and the other ones ran away with fear in their eyes.
We walked a while and then we slept on the cold sand. The next day we were set to work at once. The most of us were hauling enormous tree trunks along the river. The tree trunks were used for shipbuilding. I learned quickly, that If I didn't work hard enough I got flogged.
In the beginning, we were almost starving, and several of us died. But afterwards, we got enough food to survive.
Once in a while, there were people who tried to escape into the forest, but most of them got captured, and then they got punished or killed.
Every day I regret that I stole those potatoes. If I just hadn't done that I would have been home with you.
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